Total Crime Rate

159.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 159.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 114.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Compton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Sherborne Rural , and the 77th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Compton Road (BA21 5BZ) in the last 12 months was 159.2 per 1,000 residents and was 209.2% higher than the Sherborne Rural average (51.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 154.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Compton Road (BA21 5BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Compton Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Compton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Compton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Compton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Compton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Compton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Compton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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